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today, the u.s. general in charge of allied troops in afghanistan, the top commander john allen is himself the subject of a pentagon investigation of allegedly inappropriate communications with jill kelley. yes, that jill kelley, we're talking about the same tampa housewife whom david petraeus' then mistress paula broadwell apparently saw as a rival. a whole new chapter in a saga that since last friday has been one bombshell after another. and so far, all of them have something to do with kelley. she's a volunteer military liaison at the air force base, home of the u.s. central command in tampa, florida. kelley complained to the fbi last spring when paula broadwell was having an affair with petraeus allegedly harassed her with jealous e-mails. petraeus admitted the affair with broadwell but denies any elicit contact with kelley. so does general allen who was scheduled for a senate confirmation hearing this very week to become nato's supreme allied commander. today that's on hold, but he will continue
today, the u.s. general in charge of allied troops in afghanistan, the top commander john allen is himself the subject of a pentagon investigation of allegedly inappropriate communications with jill kelley. yes, that jill kelley, we're talking about the same tampa housewife whom david petraeus' then mistress paula broadwell apparently saw as a rival. a whole new chapter in a saga that since last friday has been one bombshell after another. and so far, all of them have something to do with...
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>> it will probably be worrying the folks at the u.s. in the state department because of the unpredictable nature of what we've been seeing over the past year or so in the arab world. jordan is considered a moderate country. u.s. has good relations with it. jordan is really key also to any peace deal with israel. jordan has given intelligence assistance over iraq and cooperates on issues of terrorism with the u.s. so, if the situation does escalate, it will be dangerous and it really depends on how king abdullah handles this delicate situation. what people are say iing is the 50% increase in gas prices, kill that. we don't want it. they have to reverse it or do something. >> zain verjee reporting live for us this morning. thank you. >>> president obama hard at work this week trying to avoid the looming crisis of the fiscal cliff. the mayor of columbus, ohio, says the road to success is through wall street. hi, mayor coleman. beef, unions, and peppers baked in a ketchup glaze with savory gravy and mashed russet potatoes. what makes stouff
>> it will probably be worrying the folks at the u.s. in the state department because of the unpredictable nature of what we've been seeing over the past year or so in the arab world. jordan is considered a moderate country. u.s. has good relations with it. jordan is really key also to any peace deal with israel. jordan has given intelligence assistance over iraq and cooperates on issues of terrorism with the u.s. so, if the situation does escalate, it will be dangerous and it really...
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but for now, allen will remain the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. >> while this matter is under investigation and before the facts are determined, general allen will remain commander of isaf. his leadership has been instrumental in achieving the significant progress at isaf working alongside our afghan partners has made bringing greater security in ensuring afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for terrorists. general allen is entitled to due process in this matter. >> that he is. nick peyton walsh is in beirut, lebanon. good morning. >> good morning. >> you've met general allen, what do you make of all of this? >> reporter: those working around him who respected, trusted him, worked very hard for him, i'm sure it becomes a huge surprise to them the length of this correspondence and the inappropriate conduct according to officials. this is a career soldier man who worked incredibly hard in afghanistan himself, had a difficult job, the key decisions on the ground being taken by washington, pre-ordained timetable about
but for now, allen will remain the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. >> while this matter is under investigation and before the facts are determined, general allen will remain commander of isaf. his leadership has been instrumental in achieving the significant progress at isaf working alongside our afghan partners has made bringing greater security in ensuring afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven for terrorists. general allen is entitled to due process in this matter. >>...
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it's beating the u.s. when it comes to trade with subsaharan africa which has vast supplies of natural resources. >> reporter: here's a little bit of china in eastern zimbabwe. this is a join venture between the chinese and zimbabweans mining diamonds in the controversial fields where critics claim some of the diamonds funneled to the party, claims the government and mining officials deny. when cnn got exclusive access this year, the chinese welcomed us with lunch and speeches. as well as a tour of the mining operations, eager to show off cooperation and development with their african partners. many like the u.s. government are highly critical of the chinese venture and others across africa. critics argue the chinese exploited africa's commodities to fuel their growth. the relationship is uneven and near colonial. what's the difference between a chinese invest somewhere american investor, from your point of view. >> the aim is still to make money. >> reporter: what's the difference? why would you say the c
it's beating the u.s. when it comes to trade with subsaharan africa which has vast supplies of natural resources. >> reporter: here's a little bit of china in eastern zimbabwe. this is a join venture between the chinese and zimbabweans mining diamonds in the controversial fields where critics claim some of the diamonds funneled to the party, claims the government and mining officials deny. when cnn got exclusive access this year, the chinese welcomed us with lunch and speeches. as well as...
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. >>> the deadly attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, is a big issue for lawmakers on capitol hill this week. the house and senate intelligence committees planned separate hearings that will be closed to the public. one of those hearings scheduled to start next hour. lawmakers want answers about the september 11th attack that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. republicans have been especially critical of the administration's response to the attack and the initial claims that the attack was a spontaneous protest sparked by a controversial online video that mocked islam. cnn's dana bash is following the story for us on capitol hill. and, dana, i know one of the big topics has been the resignation of david petraeus, what he knows about the benghazi attack and whether or not he may testify at the hearings. i understand you may have new information for us, dana? >> reporter: the chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee, ted, her name is dianne feinstein, she told us just in the last hour
. >>> the deadly attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, is a big issue for lawmakers on capitol hill this week. the house and senate intelligence committees planned separate hearings that will be closed to the public. one of those hearings scheduled to start next hour. lawmakers want answers about the september 11th attack that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. republicans have been especially critical of the administration's response to the attack and...
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clipped in this, i will tell you that my colleague barbara starr was able to confirm yesterday from u.s. officials that her security clearances have been suspended pending the outcome of the fbi investigation. of but we're also hearing from fran townsend who is our national security contributor that the information that they were hauling out, you remember the pictures from paula's home on monday night, the fbi was there for about five hours, the information they were hauling out according to fran is nothing really egregious. it may not even lead to formal charges against her. but of course, the decision on whether or not they will charge her anything will come from the department of justice. >> what about suzanne kelley. >> you mean jill kelley. not me. that's how many players we're trying to juggle. >> suzanne kelly. jill kelley's incredible access to the air force base has also been curtailed. all the while, there is this fbi agent in the tampa field office named fred humphries who has come to light, as well. what do we know about him and how he's moving forward in all of this? >> it
clipped in this, i will tell you that my colleague barbara starr was able to confirm yesterday from u.s. officials that her security clearances have been suspended pending the outcome of the fbi investigation. of but we're also hearing from fran townsend who is our national security contributor that the information that they were hauling out, you remember the pictures from paula's home on monday night, the fbi was there for about five hours, the information they were hauling out according to...
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the cia of course became involved, directly involved in this when the suspected jihadist attacked u.s. facilities in benghazi. general petraeus was scheduled to testify this week. now, that as we know was derailed by the scandal. senator john mccain is one of several republican lawmakers remanding more information from the obama administration on just what the heck happened in benghazi and around benghazi. he's scheduled to give a news conference at the bottom of the hour and we are going to have measure on that. our dana bash has been doing the best she can to take in all of the information. listen, this is tricky. so many of these stories are interconnected. there is a lot of reporting. not all confirmed, but u maybe just start with this. how has this matter worked out that general petraeus will indeed show up on capitol hill and testify voluntarily? >> well, it started with the senate intelligence chairwoman, dianne feinstein telling us yesterday that that was her desire. in her words, that's a big stone left unturned if petraeus doesn't come up here and tell members of congress wh
the cia of course became involved, directly involved in this when the suspected jihadist attacked u.s. facilities in benghazi. general petraeus was scheduled to testify this week. now, that as we know was derailed by the scandal. senator john mccain is one of several republican lawmakers remanding more information from the obama administration on just what the heck happened in benghazi and around benghazi. he's scheduled to give a news conference at the bottom of the hour and we are going to...
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ambassador to the u.s. susan rice met with republican senators who harshly criticized her initial ex-plan nation about the attack that killed four americans including ambassador chris stevens. what senator lindsey graham said after the meeting. >> bottom line, i'm more disturbed now than i was before, that the 16th september explanation about how four americans died in benghazi, libya, by ambassador rice, i think, does not do justice to the reality at the time and in hindsight clearly was completely wrong. >> dana bash following developments on capitol hill. before susan rice went before these republicans, senators, they seemed to be backing away from criticizing her. now it looks like in speaking with them, this is backfired. can you tell us what happened? >> reporter: that's right. i was told by a source familiar with this meeting that the reason why the senators backed off public comments, softened them, they did, susan rice requested a meeting and felt that was the most appropriate thing to do not keep
ambassador to the u.s. susan rice met with republican senators who harshly criticized her initial ex-plan nation about the attack that killed four americans including ambassador chris stevens. what senator lindsey graham said after the meeting. >> bottom line, i'm more disturbed now than i was before, that the 16th september explanation about how four americans died in benghazi, libya, by ambassador rice, i think, does not do justice to the reality at the time and in hindsight clearly was...
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the u.s. has only provided nonlethal support so far and there are been reports the gulf states are loyal to the sunni majority in that rebel movement, maybe supplying arms. but i think if you ask most rebels now, they see the curve on their side, see themselves seizing weapons, caches, at quite a substantial rate, downing aircraft, too. and i think if the u.s. went and said, okay, we want to help you out, that may get a fairly chilled response from much of the rebel movement and certainly i think they may recognize this is programs a late in the game stage to try and be able to influence the outcome of this civil war, rather than to actually assist the rebels in winning. ashleigh? >> nick, just before my next question, a little bit of breaking news i want to get to our viewers. we're getting reports the road to the damascus international airport has been shut down because of clashes and military operations on the outskirts of the airport and on the outskirts of that major city. i'm also hearin
the u.s. has only provided nonlethal support so far and there are been reports the gulf states are loyal to the sunni majority in that rebel movement, maybe supplying arms. but i think if you ask most rebels now, they see the curve on their side, see themselves seizing weapons, caches, at quite a substantial rate, downing aircraft, too. and i think if the u.s. went and said, okay, we want to help you out, that may get a fairly chilled response from much of the rebel movement and certainly i...
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then he is on to minima, a country that no u.s. president has visited before. then he'll head to cambodia for the east asia summit. come new year's day, america could face a $7 trillion nightmare. a series of tax increases and major spending cuts will go into effect unless the white house and capitol hill reach a deal. cnn's political editor paul ste steinhouser is gauging what the public is saying about the fiscal cliff. paul? >> the clock is ticking on avoiding the fiscal cliff. the president, as he sat down at the white house friday with top congressional leaders from both parties. americans agree in a poll that it is extremely or very important for the president and congress to reach a deal. >> i believe we can do this and avert the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: and that's what most people want. they say that republicans and democrats should compromise to prevent massive spending cuts and tax hikes from beginning to kick in at the beginning of the year. so what do they want in any deal? 45% say it should be about half spending cuts and half tax increases with
then he is on to minima, a country that no u.s. president has visited before. then he'll head to cambodia for the east asia summit. come new year's day, america could face a $7 trillion nightmare. a series of tax increases and major spending cuts will go into effect unless the white house and capitol hill reach a deal. cnn's political editor paul ste steinhouser is gauging what the public is saying about the fiscal cliff. paul? >> the clock is ticking on avoiding the fiscal cliff. the...
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here's your invoice. >>> u.s. government is not going to be doing any new business with oil giant bp. at least temporarily. the reason is that the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico back in 2010, an oil rig explosion that killed 11 people and released more than 200 million gallons of oil into the gulf, well, the environmental protection agency says bp lacks, quote, business integrity. bp pleaded guilty earlier this month to 11 criminal charges in the explosion at the spill. today, the oil company said it is working to have the contract suspension lifted. >>> pole dancing, that's right, has become a big sport. there are contests all over the world. we're going to show you one and tell you about the hopes of taking it to billions of people as an olympic sport. out of both of your eyes at the same time or just one laser out of one eye? [ all kids ] two! [ moderator ] okay, why? if it's just one beam -- okay, it does a little bit of damage. two beams -- it will make something explode! and that's more fun? yeah! a
here's your invoice. >>> u.s. government is not going to be doing any new business with oil giant bp. at least temporarily. the reason is that the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico back in 2010, an oil rig explosion that killed 11 people and released more than 200 million gallons of oil into the gulf, well, the environmental protection agency says bp lacks, quote, business integrity. bp pleaded guilty earlier this month to 11 criminal charges in the explosion at the spill. today,...
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the u.s. does. >> i think the egyptians are waiting for some support from the united states in order to make an -- we expect to have an outcome of this today. >> you have so many moving parts in all of this. there is a discrepancy, hamas saying this was a cease-fire, but israel is call iing it a ca down period. and here is israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, moments before word came. >> no country would tolerate rocket attacks against its cities and against its civilians. israel cannot tolerate such attacks. if a long-term solution can be put in place through diplomatic means, then israel would be a willing partner to such a solution. but if stronger military action proves necessary to stop the constant gara constant barrage of rockets, israel will not hesitate to do what is necessary to defend our people. >> the most surprising thing for the palestinians is always talking about the israeli needs, about israeli security, about israel -- without talking about the palestinian needs, abo
the u.s. does. >> i think the egyptians are waiting for some support from the united states in order to make an -- we expect to have an outcome of this today. >> you have so many moving parts in all of this. there is a discrepancy, hamas saying this was a cease-fire, but israel is call iing it a ca down period. and here is israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, moments before word came. >> no country would tolerate rocket attacks against its cities and against its...
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i'm intrigued by what the u.s. promised egypt right now because i'm sure there was some significant assurances not only economic, financial, military, political assurances to the new government in egypt as well. >> ben wedeman, again, we're monitoring developments here, just joining us in gaza city, keeping up our live camera picture there as ben wedeman is also there in gaza city to see if this cease-fire is holding now just a few minutes old, any rockets outgoing, any more explosions, incoming. if you hear anything, let us know. there are critics of this agreement already who are saying, look, this is a return to the status quo that existed before this latest flare-up of the conflict began, some eight or nine days ago. how will anything be different? within 24 hours of this cease-fire, the borders are supposed to reopen to the way they were before, but there is still essentially a blockade in effect now. >> the blockade as far as the border with israel is concerned is not going to change. there is -- that's reall
i'm intrigued by what the u.s. promised egypt right now because i'm sure there was some significant assurances not only economic, financial, military, political assurances to the new government in egypt as well. >> ben wedeman, again, we're monitoring developments here, just joining us in gaza city, keeping up our live camera picture there as ben wedeman is also there in gaza city to see if this cease-fire is holding now just a few minutes old, any rockets outgoing, any more explosions,...
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this is a really delicate developing crisis. >> the u.s. is trying to get a peace process going again, but it doesn't bode well, politically speaking. this could be problematic as well as we wait for the president? >> well, this is how a president is tested, and a gnaw strooigs, again, as he embarks on his second term, the kind of relationships is he iffing to have with republicans while the rest of the world sees us working all these things out. people take, i think, advantage of the uncertainty right here that we're seeing. >> gloria, you know, we heard from jessica earlier. the president will take eight questions. that means eight reporters will have a chance. i assume based on all the years i have been covering presidents he has a lites of reporters he knows which reporters he is going to call on going into this news conference. >> i assume he knows that, and i assume reporters are ready with a half a dozen questions because, of course, you don't know what questions will be asked first, what questions will be asked second, and reporters
this is a really delicate developing crisis. >> the u.s. is trying to get a peace process going again, but it doesn't bode well, politically speaking. this could be problematic as well as we wait for the president? >> well, this is how a president is tested, and a gnaw strooigs, again, as he embarks on his second term, the kind of relationships is he iffing to have with republicans while the rest of the world sees us working all these things out. people take, i think, advantage of...
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a u.s. official tells cnn that petraeus's affair first came to light because the fbi looked into a complaint that his biographer was sending harassing e-mails to another woman who was close to petraeus. we'll have more information about the petraeus resignation also in just a few minutes. >>> with the election over, the pentagon has released the time line on the attack of the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. four americans were killed in the assault. the hour-by-hour timeline shows how top pentagon officials were informed on the attack hours after it started. the white house has been criticized to their response on the attack. >>> and guilty of liking vatican secrets to the media. a vatican court today gave the computer expert a two-month suspended sentence, meaning he wouldn't actually be going to prison unless he commits another offense. butler is serving 18 months behind bars. >>> and the united nations has declared today malala day, after the incident with a pakistani girl whose braver
a u.s. official tells cnn that petraeus's affair first came to light because the fbi looked into a complaint that his biographer was sending harassing e-mails to another woman who was close to petraeus. we'll have more information about the petraeus resignation also in just a few minutes. >>> with the election over, the pentagon has released the time line on the attack of the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. four americans were killed in the assault. the hour-by-hour timeline shows...
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but it is egypt who is taking the lead and all the u.s. and other officials are talking to the palestinians via the egyptians. >> christiane amanpour, appreciate it, we'll check in with you throughout the day and well into the night here on cnn. >>> ben wedeman was early on the scene of the strike that we witnessed earlier today. several hours today -- several hours earlier today on the media center, three rockets hitting a lower floor in that building according to israeli officials, killing one member of islamic jihad and palestinian sources on this side also verifying that. ben filed this report. take a look. >> reporter: about 3:20 in the afternoon we heard three large explosions. we saw a great big ball of flame coming out of the third floor. it appears to have been an israeli air strike. this is a building that contains the offices of a television station affiliated with the hamas movement. it also was hit the day before. apparently people in the building did get a phone call from the israeli military, telling them to leave. now, we d
but it is egypt who is taking the lead and all the u.s. and other officials are talking to the palestinians via the egyptians. >> christiane amanpour, appreciate it, we'll check in with you throughout the day and well into the night here on cnn. >>> ben wedeman was early on the scene of the strike that we witnessed earlier today. several hours today -- several hours earlier today on the media center, three rockets hitting a lower floor in that building according to israeli...
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and will testify later this week about the deadly attack on the u.s. state consulate in benghazi, libya. with us now from the pentagon, chris lawrence. what do we know, chris, about michael morell? >> well, ted, unlike david petraeus who kind of rode into town as the war hero, the star general, mike morell is the complete opposite of that. he's a company man through and through. he started with the central intelligence agency more than 30 years ago as an economic analyst, sort of has risen through the ranks over the years. in fact, he was with former president george w. bush on the day that the world trade centers were hit by the al qaeda planes on september 11th. in fact, he was in the elementary school when president bush got the news and when president bush asked him who do you think is responsible, without even seeing much intelligence, he reportedly guessed initially al qaeda. so this is someone who has been involved in the fight against terrorism over the past decade or so, he is said to have the utmost confidence of president obama, several u.s.
and will testify later this week about the deadly attack on the u.s. state consulate in benghazi, libya. with us now from the pentagon, chris lawrence. what do we know, chris, about michael morell? >> well, ted, unlike david petraeus who kind of rode into town as the war hero, the star general, mike morell is the complete opposite of that. he's a company man through and through. he started with the central intelligence agency more than 30 years ago as an economic analyst, sort of has...
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today the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. who at this point has not been nominated for anything else other than what she is currently doing, is meeting with two more republican senators and they are susan collins of maine and bob corker of tennessee. if you were with us yesterday you'll remember that her bid to set the record straight with senators john mccain and lindsay graham and kelly ayotte could hardly have gone worse. they were more inflamed about rice's early public comments about the benghazi, libya attack than they had been before that meeting. cnn's dana bash has been watching all of this prenomination confrontation drama and joins us now to talk about this. i know you're trying to wrangle an interview and make sure you catch the senators as they emerge from the meetings. dana, it might sound to some as though some of the critics of ambassador rice feel differently about what they're criticizing. they don't all seem to be in lock step or at least have the same complaints. >> reporter: that's true. no question that
today the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. who at this point has not been nominated for anything else other than what she is currently doing, is meeting with two more republican senators and they are susan collins of maine and bob corker of tennessee. if you were with us yesterday you'll remember that her bid to set the record straight with senators john mccain and lindsay graham and kelly ayotte could hardly have gone worse. they were more inflamed about rice's early public comments about the...
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. >>> an emergency at the u.s. state department today, the fire trucks raced to the area at 11 a.m., the flash fire forced people to evacuate, and sent three people to the hospital, one in serious condition. the good news is, not many people were in the building over the holiday weekend. >>> and the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, still out of reach. despite the congressional staffers working through the thanksgiving weekend. let's get athena jones in washington. athena, are they optimistic they can find common ground? >> reporter: well, they say they are, you know, with congress returning, and so far not much public evidence that there has been any real progress in the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. folks here in washington hope there can be a turning point between republicans and democrats. after meeting with president obama before the thanksgiving holiday? >> well, i want to welcome the congressional leadership here. >> reporter: congressional leaders express optimism about reaching a deal to avoid $500 billion
. >>> an emergency at the u.s. state department today, the fire trucks raced to the area at 11 a.m., the flash fire forced people to evacuate, and sent three people to the hospital, one in serious condition. the good news is, not many people were in the building over the holiday weekend. >>> and the deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, still out of reach. despite the congressional staffers working through the thanksgiving weekend. let's get athena jones in washington. athena, are...
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four u.s. army sergeants were killed and 17 people were hurt and six of them are still in the hospital. witnesses describe the scene as horrific. >> i just saw people under the train like dead. there was blood all over. >> it is pretty sad. >> it is very sad. i have said prayers for several people. >> federal authorities say they will investigate the crash. >>> in just a few minutes president obama will meet with four of the most important leaders of congress at the white house. they will talk about his plan to avoid going over that so-called fiscal cliff. mr. obama has been working for three days to build support for his plan and our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is at the white house. good morning, jill. >> carol. >> well, you're right, this is about to begin and we saw the motorcade of vice president biden come by. he is here and of course the four leaders of congress, two democrats, two republicans, and they're going to be meeting with the president trying to figure this out.
four u.s. army sergeants were killed and 17 people were hurt and six of them are still in the hospital. witnesses describe the scene as horrific. >> i just saw people under the train like dead. there was blood all over. >> it is pretty sad. >> it is very sad. i have said prayers for several people. >> federal authorities say they will investigate the crash. >>> in just a few minutes president obama will meet with four of the most important leaders of congress at...
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u.s. embassy as the fight for democracy goes on. >> face to face. susan rice and john mccain, the man who wanted watergate style hearings, meet. and only cnn catches up with mccain before the big meeting. >> what do you have to learn today from miss rice? >> whatever ambassador rice wants to tell me. she's the one who asked for the meeting. i didn't. >> wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall? >>> spyfall, real-life bond movie. yasser arafat's body was exhumed. was the palestinian leader po h poisoned by israeli spies? >>> plus this. >> you said walden is in trouble. >> i'm the trouble walden has been in, repeatedly. >> he calls it filth, the half in "two and a half men" begs you not to watch his show. "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning to you. thank you so much for being with us. i'm carol costello. we begin with a high stakes meeting just minutes from now. this hour, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations will muster all of her diplomatic skills and tiptoe through a political m
u.s. embassy as the fight for democracy goes on. >> face to face. susan rice and john mccain, the man who wanted watergate style hearings, meet. and only cnn catches up with mccain before the big meeting. >> what do you have to learn today from miss rice? >> whatever ambassador rice wants to tell me. she's the one who asked for the meeting. i didn't. >> wouldn't you like to be a fly on the wall? >>> spyfall, real-life bond movie. yasser arafat's body was...
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>> well, because the u.s. believes and has consistently believed for decades that only direct peace talks between israel and the palestinians can achieve a long lasting settlement. not through international organizations such as the united nations. though, the u.n. could eventually be helpful once there is a peace. the united states, canada, and very few others here voted in the negative. the palestinians didn't get all the european support they wanted. this morning actually canada is recalling some of its ambassa r ambassadors from new york and in the middle east for consultations probably for security reasons. canada gave a very public opposition speech before this vote. but the -- you mentioned is it symbolic, is it political, what are the significance -- what is it? it could be all of it, because now the palestinians could join international organizations and treaties such as the international criminal court and perhaps challenge and go after and accuse israel for war crimes for any future actions, maybe j
>> well, because the u.s. believes and has consistently believed for decades that only direct peace talks between israel and the palestinians can achieve a long lasting settlement. not through international organizations such as the united nations. though, the u.n. could eventually be helpful once there is a peace. the united states, canada, and very few others here voted in the negative. the palestinians didn't get all the european support they wanted. this morning actually canada is...
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u.s. government official is telling cnn the affair that caused petraeus' stepdown was first revealed through an fbi investigation. suzanne kelly has more now. suzanne? >> we now know from a u.s. official it was a complaint that paula broadwell, the woman who wrote the biography of general peatry was was sending harassing e-mails to another woman that prompted the fbi to investigate. also we know from that source that the investigation led to the discovery of e-mails between broadwell and petraeus that indicated the affair. that second woman hasn't been identified and the official we spoke with didn't know the nature of that woman's relationship with the former director. but more details are coming out about the time line of events and when u.s. officials were notified of the circumstances of this investigation. senior u.s. intelligence official tells cnn the fbi informed the director of national intelligence, james clapper, about the investigation on tuesday night, election night, just as
u.s. government official is telling cnn the affair that caused petraeus' stepdown was first revealed through an fbi investigation. suzanne kelly has more now. suzanne? >> we now know from a u.s. official it was a complaint that paula broadwell, the woman who wrote the biography of general peatry was was sending harassing e-mails to another woman that prompted the fbi to investigate. also we know from that source that the investigation led to the discovery of e-mails between broadwell and...
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i want to underscore how sadded this is for the u.s. military, the army, the cia, indeed the country that someone of this stature must end their career under these circumstances. >> absolutely. wolf blitzer, i think you bring up a great point. people wondering why this would happen. some of this information, at the top of the food chain and because of this extramarital affair some of that could be compromised. therefore he is stepping douchbl wolf, thank you. suzanne kelly, thank you. chris lawrence, thank you. again, we are learning the president of the united states has accepted the resignation of the chief of the cia, general petraeus. so they will have to then find someone else to fill his shoes. cnn newsroom, back in a moment. [ female announcer ] introducing yoplait greek 100. 100% new. 100% mmm... wow, that is mmm... it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. no, no, no, stop! humans -- one day, we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... stop, stop, stop! my ca
i want to underscore how sadded this is for the u.s. military, the army, the cia, indeed the country that someone of this stature must end their career under these circumstances. >> absolutely. wolf blitzer, i think you bring up a great point. people wondering why this would happen. some of this information, at the top of the food chain and because of this extramarital affair some of that could be compromised. therefore he is stepping douchbl wolf, thank you. suzanne kelly, thank you....
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i would hate to see the u.s. cut even one dollar in defense. >> we're talking about compromise because you mentioned two things the opposite sides don't really want. >> i know they don't want it. >> the president saying it's solvable. quote, i'm confident it can be done. i recognize we will have to compromise, period. the operative word, compromise. are we going to see that this go-around? >> i'm not sure if we're going to see it this go around, we may have to go over the fiscal cliff for a while. even with the fiscal cliff, we'll still have a budget deficit next year on the order of $5 billion. one of the five largest of all time. we have to go even fartherthen infiscal cliff in terms of raising taxes. i hate it. i hate paying taxes. i don't like paying taxes, but we've got to do it. mr. obama is not right. i'm not a fan of mr. obama, i didn't vote for him, but he's right. it's not complex arithmetic, we have to get more money in the system. >> he said that, there were people who agreed with the approach even th
i would hate to see the u.s. cut even one dollar in defense. >> we're talking about compromise because you mentioned two things the opposite sides don't really want. >> i know they don't want it. >> the president saying it's solvable. quote, i'm confident it can be done. i recognize we will have to compromise, period. the operative word, compromise. are we going to see that this go-around? >> i'm not sure if we're going to see it this go around, we may have to go over...
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susan rice is u.s. ambassador to the united nations and on the president's short list for secretary of state. cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash is with me now. so it sounded like the president was saying, hey, don't go after my girl. >> you know carol how some relationships have baggage? boy is that true for these old 2008 rivals you could see in the president's demore it changed in that press conference from someone calm and cool to genuining and per.guess what, the same goes for john mccain. when he went to the senate floor very soon after the press conference at the white house and did to respond. listen. >> we believe whoever it is must be held responsible i say to the president of the united states, most importantly, the president of the united states who is commander in chief. who so far, in my view, has not exercised those responsibilities and also not informed the american people of the facts. this president and this administration has either been guilty of colossal incompetent
susan rice is u.s. ambassador to the united nations and on the president's short list for secretary of state. cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash is with me now. so it sounded like the president was saying, hey, don't go after my girl. >> you know carol how some relationships have baggage? boy is that true for these old 2008 rivals you could see in the president's demore it changed in that press conference from someone calm and cool to genuining and per.guess what, the same...
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u.s. embassy in egypt is now shut down. violence between protesters and police has blocked roads around the compound in central cairo. the protesters, they are actually not targeting the embassy. they have been demonstrating, however, for a week. there has been some fighting with riot police around tahrir square. they've got rocks, tear gas being hurled in the streets. demonstrators, they are trying to force president mohammed morsi to give back some of the sweeping powers that he seized earlier in the week. want to go live to cairo. reza sayah is overlooking tahrir square. is it calm where you are, and are people assuming that things are going to get better? there are a lot of critics who vague the broum brotherhood is really now trying to hijack the process, hijack the constitution and get the president to remain in power, as much power as he can hold on to. >> yeah. many of those critics, suzanne, are behind us. still demonstrating here in tahrir square. in the meantime, major developme
u.s. embassy in egypt is now shut down. violence between protesters and police has blocked roads around the compound in central cairo. the protesters, they are actually not targeting the embassy. they have been demonstrating, however, for a week. there has been some fighting with riot police around tahrir square. they've got rocks, tear gas being hurled in the streets. demonstrators, they are trying to force president mohammed morsi to give back some of the sweeping powers that he seized...
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during october, the u.s. added 171,000 new jobs, but the jobless rate inched up .1% to 7.9% from 7.8%, of course. analysis on that in a moment. first, we got to wondering, what does this mean in all those important swing states? so we dispatched our reporters, to florida, to iowa, wisconsin, nevada, and colorado, and, of course, here in ohio where i am. we begin in the battleground state of florida with cnn's john zarrella. >> reporter: in florida, certainly jobs like in most other places are the number one issue. and already here in florida people expressing their opinions, early voting, tomorrow is the last day, the lines are very, very long, an hour and a half to two hour waits in a lot of places. the one thing with jobs in florida is the construction industry, very hard hit. particularly in home building. there are so many foreclosed homes out there, the glut of the market there still hasn't absorbed those homes and if you go up the coast, just three hours up to the kennedy space center, coincidentally to
during october, the u.s. added 171,000 new jobs, but the jobless rate inched up .1% to 7.9% from 7.8%, of course. analysis on that in a moment. first, we got to wondering, what does this mean in all those important swing states? so we dispatched our reporters, to florida, to iowa, wisconsin, nevada, and colorado, and, of course, here in ohio where i am. we begin in the battleground state of florida with cnn's john zarrella. >> reporter: in florida, certainly jobs like in most other places...
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they can really be candid about their opinions on the u.s. people talking from all around the globe. go to cnn's open mike project at cnn.com/world view. you can hear dozens of people weighing in with their election views. >> all right, azadeh, thank you very much. some more campaign news now just in. to morrisville, pennsylvania, where mitt romney is speaking live. >> accomplishing change isn't just something i talk about. it's something i've done and it's something i will do as president of the united states. now if you believe we can do better [ crowd chanting ] if you believe we can do better, if you believe americans can be on a better course, if you're tired of being tired, i ask you to vote for real change. paul ryan and i will bring real change to america on day one. when i'm elected, the economy and the american job market will be stagnant but i'm not going to waste any time complaining about my predecessor. i won't spend my effort trying to past partisan legislation unrelated to jobs and growth. from day one i'll go to work helping
they can really be candid about their opinions on the u.s. people talking from all around the globe. go to cnn's open mike project at cnn.com/world view. you can hear dozens of people weighing in with their election views. >> all right, azadeh, thank you very much. some more campaign news now just in. to morrisville, pennsylvania, where mitt romney is speaking live. >> accomplishing change isn't just something i talk about. it's something i've done and it's something i will do as...
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during october, the u.s. added 171,000 new jobs, but the jobless rate inched up .1% to fm8%, of course. analysis on that in a moment. first, we got to wondering, what does this mean inl those important swing states? so we dispatched our reporters, to florida, to iowa, wisconsin, nevada, and colorado, and, ur, . we begin in the battlegrou rrella.orida with cnn's john y jo nber on e. d alreadhe flo peti, trow is ty,hesar veryvery long,d a of pceitsn a the ong wie in jobs florida is the construction industry, very hard hit. particularly in home building. there are so many foreclosed homes out there, the glut of the market there still hasn't absorbed those homes and if you go up the coast, just three hours up to the kennedy space center, coincidentally today the last of the three space shuttles being retired, shuttle "atlantis." that program ending just at one company alone, united space alliance, more than 4,000 skilled workers have lost their jobs. >> well, the economic numbers here in iowa tell a pretty good s
during october, the u.s. added 171,000 new jobs, but the jobless rate inched up .1% to fm8%, of course. analysis on that in a moment. first, we got to wondering, what does this mean inl those important swing states? so we dispatched our reporters, to florida, to iowa, wisconsin, nevada, and colorado, and, ur, . we begin in the battlegrou rrella.orida with cnn's john y jo nber on e. d alreadhe flo peti, trow is ty,hesar veryvery long,d a of pceitsn a the ong wie in jobs florida is the...
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next, the battle for the u.s. house of representatives. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ and the next great idea could be yours. see life in the best light. [music] transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. >>> the white house not the only house at stake in three days. all 435 members of the house of representatives are up for reelection. cnn's athena jones explains what could happen on election day that would tip the current balance of power. >> reporter: republicans won control of the house in 2010, riding a wave of victories by tea party-backed candidates carrying a message of fiscal conservatism and strong opposition to obamacare. back in september, democratic
next, the battle for the u.s. house of representatives. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ and the next great idea could be yours. see life in the best light. [music] transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light....
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speaking of the united states, the u.s. president barack obama said this week that he believed there was a, quote, window of time to peacefully resolve this with iran. but what are the implications now, matthew? >> well, i mean, the implications are that if iran were to make use of its new increased capacity to make nuclear material for weapons, and it hasn't said that it will do this, it said quite the opposite, in fact, that would mean that we have an opportunity that president obama was talking about would get narrower. at the moment, though, i think it is important to point out that iran is still staying well clear of the sort of line in the sand, the red line, that it would cross to provoke any kind of military response. it still doesn't have the kind of nuclear material or indeed the other technologies necessary to build a nuclear weapon, at least not for some significant time in the future, don. >> matthew chance, thank you, sir. >>> as sandy ripped through the northeast, these were among the first images that grippe
speaking of the united states, the u.s. president barack obama said this week that he believed there was a, quote, window of time to peacefully resolve this with iran. but what are the implications now, matthew? >> well, i mean, the implications are that if iran were to make use of its new increased capacity to make nuclear material for weapons, and it hasn't said that it will do this, it said quite the opposite, in fact, that would mean that we have an opportunity that president obama...